Simple enough but it won't work:

I have an ASP.NET 2 VB page that inherits from a master page. The content page has an html button (not ASP:button) and an html label (not ASP:Label) in the content place holder area. The label's id attribute is: Label2. The reason the controls are html is so that I can manipulate them with a bit of javascript. But the javascript function for the button click does not instantiate an object. Here's the javascript.

function button1_onclick() {
    var x = document.getElementById('Label2');
    if (x != "")
        alert("Label2 is: " + x.value)
    else
        alert("Label2 has no value.")
}

At run time I get an error message saying that x is null.

Only possible thing I can think of is that I have installed Microsoft's Atlas and it has broken the getElementById method. But that's hard to believe.

Anyone?

Victor Victor

are you sure that the label is named label2 once you have the "compiled" page.. can you just see page code to see is the label has the name that you are looking for???

HTH

Gonzalo

Hmmm. Well, logically speaking, doing x != "" is improper syntax, x is an object (for all intents in purposes) and can not = "" it can == null.

Try this:

var x = document.getElementById('Label2');
if(!x == null && x.value != ""){
//alert
}
else{
//alert
}

You are also missing ; after your alerts.

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lol.. too much problems with the signature???

HTH

Gonzalo

OMG yes, everyone thinks I am being rude! =[
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maybe the rest of us can use a signature like

I will only tell you how to do it, not do it for you.
Unless, of course, you want to hire Doug to do work for you.

:)

HTH

Gonzalo

LMFAO thats awesome! I like it. ;]

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Thanks to all who responded. Here's an update.

1. Yes, the html label control's id is "Label2".

2. Javascript no longer requires a semicolor at the end of every statement. I generally do that out of habit but it is not necessary.

3. I tried the code from dparsons, still get the same result.

4. Have any of you actually gone thru the process of making a master page, then a content page derived from the master and adding a js file and calling it for the button's click event?

Thanks.

VV

In regards to #4, no I have not done this but what i have *heard* is that client side JS is a pain to get working with Master/Content pages. Sorry I can't be of more help.

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I will only tell you how to do it, not do it for you.
Unless, of course, you want to hire me to do work for you.

^^Thats my signature

About 4 I have js functions on a derived page, but i didn't try to put that on a .js file. if you put that function on the master page did it work??
if you put it on the derived page???

And of course, Doug can get paid.. :)

HTH

Gonzalo